Dombey and Son Hardcover - 1987
by Charles Dickens; Introduction by H. W. Garrod
About this book
Charles Dickens’s story of a powerful man whose callous neglect of his family triggers his professional and personal downfall showcases the author’s gift for vivid characterization and unfailingly realistic description. It follows the narrative of a shipping firm owner, who abandoned his family in favor of fortune after rejecting his daughter’s love in preference of a son. He later reconciles with her and begs forgiveness before his death.
Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. It was first published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848 with the full title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation. Dickens started writing the book in Lausanne, Switzerland, but traveled extensively during the course of its writing, returning to England to begin another work before completing Dombey and Son.
From the rear cover
Dombey and Son is the story of Mr. Dombey, the proud, rich owner of a shipping house, whose selfishness has tragic consequences for his family. As his world collapses around him, Dombey becomes a sad figure, estranged from his mistreated though ever-sympathetic daughter Florence.
First Edition Identification
Bradbury and Evans published a First Edition softcover collection in London, 1846. The work is a collection of the original 20 parts, bound in nineteen with the last number containing parts XIX-XX. Each part is bound in green printed wrappers, with a Dombey & Son advertiser. Bradbury and Evans published a First Edition hardcover in London, 1848. The book is bound in a green cloth over boards, the spine is lettered in gilt, and decorated by an elaborate design in blind on the covers. The pages are printed on cream endpapers with 40 illustrated plates; plate 35 is the first published example of a “dark plate”. Bookplate of the Warrington wire-manufacturer Thomas Glazebrook Rylands (1818-1900). Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne.
Details
- Title Dombey and Son
- Author Charles Dickens; Introduction by H. W. Garrod
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 904
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, London
- Date October 22, 1987
- ISBN 9780192545077 / 0192545078
- Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
- Dimensions 7.52 x 4.95 x 1.81 in (19.10 x 12.57 x 4.60 cm)
- Reading level 1210
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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